SAP S/4HANA

What is SAP NetWeaver?

SAP's technology platform for ABAP and Java application servers on which ECC and older SAP products run.

NetWeaver AS ABAP provides the runtime, transport system, security, and integration layers for ABAP systems. S/4HANA uses its successor, ABAP Platform, which shares most concepts. Basis tools and terms such as SAP kernel and support packages come from this stack.

Related terms

ABAP Platform
The technical foundation of S/4HANA, succeeding SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, released in step with each S/4HANA version.
SAP Kernel
The executable programs, written in C/C++, that run the SAP application server and ABAP runtime.
SAP R/3
SAP's client-server ERP system from the 1990s whose three-tier architecture underlies ECC and S/4HANA on-premise.
Application Server
A server instance running SAP application work processes that execute ABAP programs.

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